Animal Sacrifice in the Ancient Greek World
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- Sarah Hitch, Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- Ian Rutherford, University of Reading
- Date Published: May 2020
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108820202
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Animal sacrifice was the central act in all ancient Mediterranean religions, but the unique features of Greek practice continue to challenge modern interpreters.
Read more- Provides new approaches to and research data specifically on Greek sacrifice
- Adopts an interdisciplinary approach with contributions from experts in language, literature and material culture
- Challenges existing methodologies and explores many new topics
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- Date Published: May 2020
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108820202
- length: 350 pages
- dimensions: 155 x 230 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.51kg
- contains: 24 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction Sarah Hitch and Ian Rutherford
Part I. Victims:
1. Bare bones: zooarchaeology and Greek sacrifice Gunnel Ekroth
2. Venison for Artemis? The problem of deer sacrifice Jennifer Larson
3. Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg? Some thoughts on bird sacrifices in ancient Greece Alexandra Villing
Part II. Procedure:
4. Sacrifice and purification in the Greek world Stella Georgoudi
5. 'Polis religion' and sacrificial regulation Fred Naiden
6. Meaty perks: epichoric and topological trends Mathieu Carbon
Part III. Representation:
7. Sacrifice and the Homeric hymn to Hermes 112-41 Oliver Thomas
8.. Visualising veneration? Images of sacrifice on Greek votive reliefs Anja Kloeckner
9. Sacrifice in drama: the flow of liquids Richard Seaford
Part IV. Margins:
10. Animal sacrifice in Hittite Anatolia Alice Mouton
11. The reception of Egyptian animal sacrifice in Greek writers: ethnic stereotyping or transcultural discourse? Ian Rutherford
12. A quiet slaughter? Julian and the etiquette of public sacrifice Sergio Knipe.
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